The aim of this work was to carry out the survey of the phytotherapics manipulated in two magistral drugstores from Dourados, emphasizing the constitution of formulas (raw materials and pharmaceutical form), the possible therapeutic indication, the origin of the vegetal drugs utilized in manipulation of phytocomplexes and the confirmation of the existence or not of scientific articles demonstrating the use of the five most manipulated raw materials in drugstores. Thus, the registration or files weighing were analyzed, with the approval of responsible pharmacists, from the period of 21st December 2006 to 21st March 2007. It was concluded that: 1. Raw materials most utilized in both drugstores were Ginkgo biloba and Hypericum perforatum, coincidentally both showed the highest demands and the same concentrations. 2. The credibility of the phytotherapics, by the public and prescribers, can be considered low, since just 4.1% of the manipulated formulas from both magistral drugstores studied corresponded to the phytotherapics. 3. In relation to the pharmaceutical formulas, there was a prevalence of gelatin capsules, probably because the therapeutic indication of formulas had been designed for internal use. 4. Among the five most manipulated medicinal plants, only Hoodia gordonii did not show scientific proof and 5. The medicinal plants most utilized in the manipulation of phytocomplexes were related to weight loss.
Phytotherapy; pharmaceutical forms; manipulation; phytocomplexes
